[RALEIGH, Walter; SHIRLEY, John (att.)]. The Life of the Valiant and Learned Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight, with His Tryal at Winchester. London: Printed by J.D. for Benj. Shirley, and Richard Tonson, under the dial of St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, and under Grays-Inn Gate next [to] Grays-Inn Lane, London, 1677.
FIRST EDITION; leather-bound, hardcover, octavo (17 x 11 x 2 cm), pp. 243, [1] advertisements. Signatures: A-P⁸ Q². English text. Bound in contemporary full calf, smooth spine, initial and terminal blanks, head and tail-pieces, decorative initial, shoulder-notes, some script in gothic, publisher's advertisement to verso of final leaf, imprimatur leaf at front [page 2]:- "Imprimatur, Hic Liber cui Titulus, The Life and Trial of Sir Walter Raleigh. Ab. Campion, Reverendissimo Domino Gilb. Arch. Cant. à Sac. Domest. Aug. 30. 1676. Ex Æd. Lambeth". Condition: GOOD. Binding secure, with scuffing to the covers, the points and spine ends slightly rubbed. Interior with mild spotting and toning. Old paper title-plate to rear board slightly eroded. Scarce.
Notes: Rare first edition, attributed to John Shirley. Cf. ESTC. Sabin 67567; Wing S3495.
